† margaritiferousadj.

Forms: 1600s margariteferous, 1600s–1800s margaritiferous.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin margarītifer , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin margarītifer (Pliny; < margarīta or its etymon ancient Greek μαργαρίτης margarite n.¹ + classical Latin -fer -fer comb. form) + -ous suffix (compare -iferous comb. form). N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (mā:ɹgăriti·fĕrəs) /ˌmɑːɡərɪˈtɪfərəs/.

Obsolete.

1. Of a bivalve mollusc: that yields pearls. Of a region: producing pearls from such molluscs.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > pearl > [adjective] > containing, yielding, or abounding in

pearled1601

pearly1619

margaritiferous1656

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Margaritiferous.

1682 T. Amy Carolina 26 Some of which [oysters] are margiriteferous [sic].

1797 Encycl. Brit. XII. 610/1 The margaritiferous, or pearl-bearing mussel.

1839 G. B. Sowerby Conchol. Man. 62 Margaritiferous,..Pearl-bearing. Applied to shells which form pearls; as Meleagrina Margaritifera or Pearl-bearing Oyster.

1887 Standard 30 Apr. 5/2 But it is only within comparatively recent times that Western Australia has been known to be margaritiferous.

2. Wearing pearls.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1838 New Monthly Mag. 53 554 The margaritiferous reader.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	margaritiferous
释义	† margaritiferousadj. Forms: 1600s margariteferous, 1600s–1800s margaritiferous. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin margarītifer , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin margarītifer (Pliny; < margarīta or its etymon ancient Greek μαργαρίτης margarite n.¹ + classical Latin -fer -fer comb. form) + -ous suffix (compare -iferous comb. form). N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (mā:ɹgăriti·fĕrəs) /ˌmɑːɡərɪˈtɪfərəs/. Obsolete. 1. Of a bivalve mollusc: that yields pearls. Of a region: producing pearls from such molluscs. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > pearl > [adjective] > containing, yielding, or abounding in pearled1601 pearly1619 margaritiferous1656 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Margaritiferous. 1682 T. Amy Carolina 26 Some of which [oysters] are margiriteferous [sic]. 1797 Encycl. Brit. XII. 610/1 The margaritiferous, or pearl-bearing mussel. 1839 G. B. Sowerby Conchol. Man. 62 Margaritiferous,..Pearl-bearing. Applied to shells which form pearls; as Meleagrina Margaritifera or Pearl-bearing Oyster. 1887 Standard 30 Apr. 5/2 But it is only within comparatively recent times that Western Australia has been known to be margaritiferous. 2. Wearing pearls.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1838 New Monthly Mag. 53 554 The margaritiferous reader. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1656
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